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Post by tarence on Jul 28, 2007 13:02:55 GMT 8
You think they`ll work ? when i was off CPs for a while when my dog passed on, I looked for some more cheerful plants. I already have ornamental strawberries but this seeds from Yates Australia were of a bigger size & said to be runnerless. The seeds have since germinated & already sprouting 2nd tier of leaves. I do not have high hopes of fruits appearing but I`m willing to give it a try. Anyone else grows it in their garden ? Btw, when I was in KK Park Sabah, they had huge wild strawberry shrubs, growing over 8 feet high & the fruits were in clusters of 8 to 12 per bunch. Incredible.  |
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Post by fishingman on Jul 30, 2007 11:11:33 GMT 8
It would be a nice change to have some strawberries growing among all the neps.
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Post by tarence on Jul 30, 2007 12:21:54 GMT 8
Haha, you just gave me a mental pic of some of my neps peeping out from a strawberry bush. *smile*
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Post by tarence on Mar 18, 2008 14:07:47 GMT 8
here`s a s/berry shrub which i got from australia. the fruits don`t look anything NEAR the photo on the seed packet....but hey, its sweet and quite free fruiting. this is the runnerless type.  more coming....  so much for growing luscious huge strawberries in lowland tropical heat. |
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Post by atmccmn on Mar 18, 2008 21:59:33 GMT 8
Looks very promising.  Hey........... When I will be invited for a s/berry sorbet? |
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Post by plantlover on Mar 19, 2008 15:54:21 GMT 8
The strawberry in the 1st picture looks funny. It looks like it has pimples.(no offence)
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Post by harris on Mar 19, 2008 22:28:15 GMT 8
Hi Tarence, Wah, so in no time you can open a strawberry farm in Puchong lah...  I'm tempted to buy some strawberry shrubs while in CH, but after thinking about it I aborted the idea. The plant looks very healthy and most of it is already has some fruits but I don't want to waste money if it won't produce fruits in lowland. So, better check with guys from the forum first right? Anybody has experience with CH strawberry shrubs?? |
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Post by tarence on Mar 24, 2008 19:47:50 GMT 8
andy : you can swing by anytime...heheh
plantlover : pimples it may be, but it`s sweet....*smile*
harris : experience with CH strawberries ? that would be me.....they managed to produce fruit, quite large..but it doesn`t turn red...just green, then turns black. the plant itself is very healthy tho. i got another s/berry shrub which has ornamental fruits. you keen ? nice small round fruits...tasteless but it`s a lowland s/berry. i`ll try to post a pic soon.
i once saw a s/berry TREE in Kinabalu park. couldn`t believe my eyes but there it was...about 7 feet high...full of s/berries in bunches....,my KK frenz call it wild s/berry. very sweet, about half the size of the Camerons type but can only survive in cold climate. alas !!
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Post by tarence on Mar 31, 2008 18:13:54 GMT 8
here is an update of the ornamental s`berries :  close up of the fruit, can usually find 10-20 fruits during the wetter periods.  |
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Post by plantlover on Apr 1, 2008 17:24:32 GMT 8
Wah! So cute. Very red. |
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Post by phissionkorps on Apr 1, 2008 17:39:42 GMT 8
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Post by tarence on Apr 1, 2008 17:56:52 GMT 8
phissionkorps: the first pic is an australian variety but grown here. so the diff climate makes the s`berry funnily misshapened. the 2nd s`berry is a tasteless round fruit...i don`t think malaysia has any s`berries growing in the wild except for the highland type in Sabah which i mentioned ( it`s near the famous Mount Kinabalu )
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Post by phissionkorps on Apr 2, 2008 15:24:31 GMT 8
Ah thanks for the explanation. The only edible thing I'm trying to grow is okra.
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Post by kltower on Apr 2, 2008 15:47:25 GMT 8
Ron,
How do you eat your okra? Over here, we eat them spicecy. They are either cooked in curry with fish or stir-fried with chili-prawn paste.
If you ever make it here, we will treat you the okra dishes.
Choong
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Post by phissionkorps on Apr 2, 2008 16:17:14 GMT 8
In the south, we either pickle them (whole) or cut them into round slices and batter, then deep fry them. I don't think people in the north eat it very much. I know I've never seen it there.
When I get there (eventually lol) I'll take you up on that offer. I love spicy food. I always have to go to the Indian/Asian markets to get the spices I like. I'm addicted to masala, vindaloo, and especially the spicy Thai peanut sauce.
I'll start a thread later when my okra gets to a decent size. It will be about 2 months though, since I just sowed the seeds two days ago.
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Post by marigoldsfail21 on Apr 3, 2008 7:57:44 GMT 8
Very pretty strawberries. Mine have never done well. They grow, produce several new plants by runners, then die. They barely ever fruit, EVER!  And ditto about the okra. :)That's the way they're served up here too. Oh how I wish they were served spicy. (Mmmmmm... Curry) |
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Post by tarence on Apr 3, 2008 9:38:09 GMT 8
phissionkorps : how long is th okra you grow there ? we have a variety here where the shrub itself is about 3-4 feet high but the okra is about 12 inches long.....
marigold : how come strawberries don`t do well for you ? for us, the bigger fruit variety does well ONLY in highlands where it is cooler.
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Post by phissionkorps on Apr 3, 2008 9:45:34 GMT 8
I think the kind I get grows to about 2m, and the fruits are 3-5" long. They are ready for harvest in 56 days. How long do yours take to harvest? I tried to grow strawberries once....fail.  |
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Post by tarence on Apr 3, 2008 11:01:10 GMT 8
mine takes 60 days i think.....
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Post by marigoldsfail21 on Apr 3, 2008 11:46:45 GMT 8
I don't know why they do so poorly. They're in a hanging pot, but I don't think the drainage is so good. I don't know what the variety is, but it is low-growing and its leaves sometimes turn red, even when it's not in bright light. I know that it's not a large fruit variety, it's fruit tends to be very small. Thankfully it never seems to die off completly, and once one plant dies off, two or three spring up. I'm thinking it might do better in a larger pot.
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